Savoir aimer is a 1997 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his fifth album oversall and was released on 1 November 1997. It achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it remained charted respectively for 84 and 64 weeks, including two weeks atop. To date it is Pagny's best-selling album, with over 1,5 million copies sold. It was led by the single "Savoir aimer", a number-one hit in both countries, and followed by "Chanter" (#16 in France, #15 in Belgium), "D'un amour l'autre" (#83 in France, limited edition) and "Dors" (#29 in France, #28 in Belgium). French artists Pascal Obispo, Zazie, Art Mengo and Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote at least one song of the album.
Track listing "Savoir aimer" (Lionel Florence, Pascal Obispo) — 4:40 "Dors" (Erick Benzi) — 3:58 "Sierra Cuadrada" (Jacques Veneruso) — 5:30 "Mourir les yeux ouverts" (Didier Golemanas, Obispo) — 4:13 "Loin de toi" (Veneruso) — 5:12 "Une place pour moi" (Benzi, Jean-Jacques Goldman, J. Kapler) — 4:17 "Protection" (Bruno Jardel, Peter Kingsberry, Dimitri Ticovoi) — 4:14 "Combien ça va" (Zazie) — 3:44 "Chanter" (Florence, Obispo) — 3:48 "Sólo le pido a Dios" (Léon Gieco) — 4:17 "D'un amour l'autre" (Patrice Guirao, Art Mengo) — 2:49
Source : Allmusic.Savoir aimer, track listing [ Allmusic.com] (23 November 2008)
Charts
Chart (1997–1999)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums ChartSavoir aimer, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)1French SNEP Albums ChartSavoir aimer, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)1Swiss Albums ChartSavoir aimer, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 30 November 2008)23
End of year chart (1997)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)3French Albums Chart1997 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)6End of year chart (1998)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)5French Albums Chart1998 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)7
Certifications and sales
Releases Date Label Country Format Catalog1997PolygramBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD53658820
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